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Police warn Sowore, others against protests over Lagos demolitions
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Olohundare Jimoh, has warned activist, Omoyele Sowore, and others against mobilising protests over recent demolitions in the state. Jimoh gave the warning while addressing newsmen in the Iyana-Oworo axis of the Third Mainland Bridge on Monday in Lagos. The police boss said that…
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EFCC arraigns Lagos fintech CEO, firms over alleged ₦442m theft
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Ayodele Toyosi, alongside his companies, Reaprite Global Limited and Agrorite Limited before R.A. Oshodi, Justice of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, over alleged theft and fraud totalling ₦442,717,808.20. Toyosi, who is the chief executive officer of the…
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Kano community raises the alarm over increasing bandit attacks
The Farin-Ruwa community in Shanono Local Government Area of Kano State has appealed to the Federal Government to intervene urgently following persistent attacks by bandits allegedly coming from neighbouring Katsina State. The community leader and chairman of the security committee of Farin-Ruwa, Alhaji Yahaya Bagobiri, made the appeal during a…
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NSCDC arrests four burglars in Kano
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kano State Command, have arrested four notorious suspected vandals and burglars who specialised in burgling houses. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim Abdullahi, confirmed the arrest of the suspects in a statement made available to PUNCH Online on Friday. He said…
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Nigeria imports 15bn litres of petrol despite Dangote refinery output
Despite increased refining capacity, Nigeria imported 69 per cent of the 21 billion litres of petrol it consumed between August 2024 and the first 10 days of October 2025, according to data from the NMDPRA, DARE OLAWIN reports Nigeria imported about 15.01 billion litres of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) between…
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Police redeploy Abuja DPO caught slapping man in viral video
The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory, Miller Dantawaye, has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Ushafa Division following a viral video showing him slapping a young man during an arrest. The incident, which sparked outrage after footage of the officer assaulting citizens surfaced…
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States tighten security after DSS uncovers terrorists plan to attack Ondo, Kogi
Amid rising security concerns, states across the North-Central and South-West regions have heightened surveillance and counter-terrorism measures following an intelligence alert from the Department of State Services (DSS) warning of an alleged plot by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) to launch coordinated attacks in Ondo and Kogi states.…
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Tragedy in Ondo as truck crushes 10 to death
At least, ten people including a pregnant woman have been reportedly killed in a fatal road accident which occurred in Akungba-Akoko, Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State on Wednesday evening the tragic incident involved a Dangote truck, loaded with cement which allegedly lost control and rammed into some…
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BREAKING: Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyers withdraw from trial
Kanu Agabi, former Attorney-General of the Federation and lead counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, on Thursday, applied to withdraw his representation in the ongoing terrorism trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja. Kanu is facing trial on a seven-count charge bordering…
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U.S. court seizes California home tied to Ex-NNPC boss in $2.1m bribery case
A United States District Court has ordered the interim forfeiture of a California property belonging to Paulinus Okoronkwo, a Nigerian-American and former General Manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), now NNPC Limited, after finding he acquired it with proceeds of bribery. The ruling, issued by Judge John Walter on October…
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